A smalltown bartender, doc loved his harley, music, and booze. Hendley is the founder and president of the eponymouslytitled public health organization, wine to water, which focuses on providing clean water to people in countries with insufficient access. When he isnt traveling to underdeveloped nations or raising awareness for the worlds water crisis, hendley spends his time in boone, north carolina with his wife and two children. Doc hendley motivational speaker the speakers group. Our first official wine to water wine brand should be out by the end of the. Doc quickly bought into the cermaic filters as a means to provide aid for those affected by the tragedy.
All about wine wine to water a bartenders quest to bring clean water to the world jon pardi heartache medication. Wine to water is moving swiftly to flatten the covid19 curve through strategic initiatives in the dominican republic, colombia, east africa, nepal and the us. Abartenders quest to bring clean water to the world hendley portrays himself as something of a slacker, a marginal student who stays in school, a mediocre musician who always has a band, a nascent. In fact, wine to water is expanding their fundraising from just wine tastings to including their own brands.
Wine to water is an international nonprofit organization committed to serving in community to provide clean water to those in need. Dickson beattie doc hendley born march 19, 1979 is the founder of wine to water, an american charitable organization devoted to providing clean. Doc hendley is the founder and president of wine to water, a nonprofit organization focused on providing clean water to people in need around the world. Doc lives in boone, nc with his wife, amber, and two sons, justice and beattie. Doc hendley dreamed up the concept of wine to water while bartending and playing music in nightclubs. A bartenders quest to bring clean water to the world. Since 2004, hendley has traveled to sudan, ethiopia, uganda and cambodia, working with local communities to build clean water wells and sanitation systems. Wine to water a bartenders quest bring clean the world doc. Jim woodward, chancellor of nc state university, thunderous applause echoed through the crowd and a humble, grateful smile flashed across doc hendley s face. Read the incredible story of how doc hendley, a bartender from north carolina, first set out on a quest to bring clean water to the world.
Doc hendley is the founder and president of wine to water, a nonprofit organization focused on providing clean water to people in need around the world, from darfur to haiti. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. Doc hendleys nonprofit, wine to water, has helped provide clean water to people in 17 countries. In 2003 hendley dreamed up the concept of wine to water while bartending and playing music in nightclubs around raleigh, north carolina. He lives in boone, north carolina, with his wife and two children. Wine to water is based in boone, north carolina, and has clean water projects running in multiple international locations. Doc hendley is proof that anyone, even a tattooed kegtapper, can cure what ails the world. On a whim, ww founder doc hendley flew down to haiti to assess how we could help. In 2004, hendley a small town bartender launched a series of wine tasting events to raise funds for clean water projects and. Bartender helps turn wine to water in developing world. In the novel, hendley recounts his journey from age twentyfive, navigating through tribal unrest in africa to restore access to water to rural communities, up until the time of his writing, running a fullyfledged ngo. His father a pastor, his mother a devout follower, and his siblings following in their footsteps. Radhames carela wine to waters current master ceramicist creates filters out of locallysourced clay.
And by august, he was living halfway around the globe in sudan, africa installing water systems for victims of the governmentsupported genocide. Doc hendley is the founder and president of wine to water, a nonprofit organization focused on providing clean water to people in need around the world, from. How one man saved himself while trying to save the world. Wine to water raises funds by hosting benefit wine events, such as tastings, to support water projects around the world. Through creative fundraising, his nonprofit, wine to water, has brought sustainable water. As of 2009, wine to water had implemented sustainable drinking water. Bartender doc hendley is providing clean water to communities worldwide. We use cookies for various purposes including analytics and personalized marketing.
Doc hendley s nonprofit, wine to water, has helped provide clean water. The captivating story of an ordinary bartender turned humanitarian whos changing the world through clean water. Doc hendley is the founder and president of wine to water. Doc hendley s nonprofit, wine to water, has helped provide clean water to people in 17 countries. Wine to water by doc hendley is available in these. In developing nations, people are even more vulnerable to a pandemic without access to clean water, hand washing or hygiene facilities. Doc hendley, wine to water atlantic speakers bureau. In 2003 doc hendley dreamed up the concept of wine to water while bartending and playing music in nightclubs around raleigh, north carolina. What does wine tasting and clean water in sudan have in common. In 2004, hendley a smalltown bartender launched a series of winetasting events to raise funds for cleanwater projects and to bring awareness to the worlds freshwater crisis. Book doc hendley for speaking, events and appearances. In 2004, hendley, a smalltown bartender, held wine tasting events to raise awareness and funds for clean water projects around the world.
A bartenders quest to bring clean water to the world by doc hendley. In 2003 he dreamed up the concept of the organization while bartending and playing music in nightclubs around raleigh, north carolina. To hendley, using wine to raise money for clean water seemed natural. Behind the bar at a local restaurant, doc hendley leans in to hear his customer over the band. In january of 2004 the first fundraiser was held and by august of that same year doc was living in darfur, sudan installing water systems for victims of. That something is wine to water, hendleys organization that provides clean water to people in developing countries through funds raised at wine tasting events. Doc hendley was selected by cnn as a top ten finalist for the 2012 cnn heroes.
Do you agree with doc s assessment of the situation. About ten years ago doc hendley was taking a break from studying communications, and working as a barman, relaxing at his parents place in the mountains of north carolina, when an idea came to him. Whether theyre told from a bar, a garage, or a developing country, these stories will change the way you see the world and inspire you to dream big. My favorite one is actually the label we are working with right now, hendley says. Doc hendley is our founder and he went to sudan in 2004, established wine to water as an organization in 2007, and. To date, hendley s group has worked in five developing countries, including india, bringing safe drinking water to more than 25,000 people in refugee camps, orphanages, schools, hospitals and a leper colony, as well as. In an effort to raise money for clean water projects, he did what he knew best and threw fundraising parties, which led to his founding the nonprofit wine to water. This show is all about telling powerful stories of regular everyday folks doing extraordinary things.
Wine to water has received a great deal of media attention on the local, national, and international levels. Dickson beattie doc hendley is the presidentfounder of the organization wine to water, an american charitable organization devoted to providing clean water and sanitation to people around the world. Over the past six weeks, wine to water, has been working in nepal with our team of local nepalese men and women in an effort to get clean. In 2004, hendley a small town bartender launched a series of wine tasting events to raise funds for clean water projects and to bring awareness to the worlds freshwater crisis. By using wine events to raise money and awareness about the lack of clean drinking water in the developing world, doc hendley has harnessed a powerful social force and multiplied the generosity of many.
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